Installing External And Rack Mount Drives; Installing The External Drive - Step-By-Step Instructions; Connecting The Sas Cable - Dell PowerVault LTO8 User Manual

c. The Fault LED briefly turns on, then the ready/activity LED turns on solid.

Installing External and Rack Mount Drives

Installing the Drive — Prerequisites
The SAS tape drive has a burst transfer rate of 600 MB per second. It is recommended that a dedicated
host bus adapter is used for the tape drive.
Your system must have a properly installed and configured SAS host adapter or a SAS controller on the
motherboard (if available) with driver software that supports the tape drive. Do not connect to a RAID
controller channel; RAID controller channels are for disk drives only.

Installing the External Drive - Step-By-Step Instructions

1. Positioning the Tape Drive
Position the tape drive convenient to the system. The only restrictions are the length of the power
cord and the length of the SAS cable. The following locations are recommended:
v Away from high-traffic areas, especially if the floor is carpeted.
v Out of copy rooms to avoid toner and paper dust. Do not store paper supplies next to any unit.
v Away from moving air, such as doorways, open windows, fans, and air conditioners.
v Off the floor.
v Where the tape cartridge can easily be inserted.
Only the following mounting positions are supported:
v In a horizontal or vertical position for external drives.
v In a horizontal position for rack mounted drives.
Notice: The external tape drive should not be stacked. Do not place anything on top of the unit.
2. Connecting Power
An external Dell PowerVault Tape Drive will operate using any voltage in the range 100–240 volts
(50–60 Hz). No adjustment is needed. To connect your drive to the power supply, proceed as follows:
a. Plug the power cable securely into the socket on the rear panel of the drive.
b. Plug the other end of the power cable into a grounded power outlet.
c. Power on the tape drive by pressing the power on/off button. The tape drive runs the POST,
which checks all hardware except the drive head.

3. Connecting the SAS Cable

Attach one end of the SAS cable to the SAS host adapter card installed in the system. Attach the other
end of the SAS cable to the SAS connector on the rear panel of the tape drive. The cable can be up to
5 m (16.4 ft) long. This configuration is shown in Figure 13.
Figure 13. Connecting the SAS cable
Setting Up the Tape Drive
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